andrew444

Yeah, hate to say it, but you've got about a snowball's chance in hell of getting anything out of the fast food restaurant. It's hard enough just getting a refund for crappy food! How could they have drained the puddle? How deep was this thing? If it was deep enough that your fan was dipping into it, I'd have backed up. Seems like that would mean your whole front end was underwater almost?? I drove into a giant puddle once and water somehow got into my engine and caused all sorts of havoc. This was in an Isuzu P'up. To accomplish this meant getting in so far that water was lapping up against the tops of the headlights and grille, and pouring into the doors. Lesson learned about puddles!

I just got my entire passenger side axle replaced after the inner CV boot disintegrated and spattered grease all over everything for a week. Mechanic said it looked like the hot catalytic converter dried out the boot and ruined it, all others are fine. The grease, big globs of it, is still everywhere. I'd like to get it off, esp. the cat, because I can't run the A/c without having the cabin air set to recirculate, the smell is so bad. Can I just hose it down with that engine degreaser? will the degreaser ruin other rubber parts, or the new CV boots? Also, the inner boot on the new axle itself has some grease on it, where the mechanic inevitably got it all over his hands from the surrounding parts. Will that cause any damage/deterioration? This was expensive, everyone cross their fingers for me that the bubbles from time to time in my radiator overflow tank aren't a sign of a HG about to go. If they are, this car's going to 'disappear' into a lake! Thanks, Andrew 98 Forester 95K

Hello - Over the last few months, I've noticed an antifreeze smell from under the hood of my 98 Forester (AT, 95K) after a hard drive. Last night, I looked in the coolant overflow tank and saw a few bubbles popping up. The temp guage has never risen above the mid point, which is pretty much where it is all the time. The coolant looks clean and green otherwise. Would I be correct in guessing this means my gaskets are gone, or getting ready to go? I will probably unload the car relatively soon, am I taking my chances by driving it around like that, or will it last a bit longer? Thanks, Andrew